The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-28
SPECIAL SESSION
OF the city Council TO Consider Rcln-
lion al the city to Inruan Contract

OF the city Council TO Consider RcIu-
ton OF the city to InUan Contract.
The Council met last night to con-
slider the report of a special commit
tee formed to inquire into tue liabil>
ity of the city, il any, oil contract
with Imam Brothers. The mayor
stated that he had rejected the bond
of the Inman Brothers, and it would
be presented 70 the council for their
Judgment.
\ proposal from the Waco Water
Company was then read. The fol.
lowing Is the proposal;
To the Honorable Mayor and Council %. the
City Waco Gentlemen;
Understanding from u tommIte oft your
honorable body that Il proposition from the
Waco Water Company for a perm uCut con-
tract with the city would be- cuusid red beg
leave TO uil,r the following proposition to the
city
/. Th9W co Water Company viii supply the
city with $50 hyirants. located 's .rmtp To
tCUu" mittud 10 yOur committee. for So per
hydratt per aunum all MIGRANTS over lou
hereafter order q at 10 per hydJu q contract
TO ran twenty five year, cost OF water to pri-
waite consumers TO be Il ned IN the ordinance at
the average of the schedule oflnte> charged 10y
The tlv" cities Of san Antohio, Alslu, lluus'
ton, ID tllas and Fort Worth;
Tho city to be furnished irce Hll water for
ilu,hlng sewers by the sutton 'tlc iauk r stem,
twoiuch stream FIR each tank iUr twenty min
utcs each day, also the city nun cAlHbOusc,
fire department building, puhlc schools. and
lakewood cemetery the iHticr to Occonllcl to
the usc of the cts.
tuc Brazae riycr uu the land recently pur, has
cd by the company for wa or purro.os, pros
sure gIArAutttd 10 ho four streams Growing
from IS to 81 feet ~ all Times IN lac business
Rr yf a. tltIf city
1. All details TO be set forth in the ordnance
or contract prepared under the p'ry,s.On II
acunin ittechppOiu ted bT your Honorable body
ur of the couucil sitting a. Il C mmittceoi the
''0''' "''''' waco wArEg CoNfASy,
ByC.w white. President.
4 communication from MIR. Jas. f..
Eegan was read, which stated that Mr..
Geo. &. lnman has been and Is eth
sick, but j. now recovering. aud aS
soon as he RECEIVERS he won dproceed
to get the required bond The bond
sent by lnman Bros. was here read by
the secretary, aud the mayor said it
was before the council either to be
rejected or the Inman Brothers be
| granted further time 10 furnish a
| bond that would be accepted After
| the bond was read ALDERMEN Goode
moved that the bond be rejected for
| informplity and insuiliciency of 9cu-
rity. The motion was carried unani-
mously. The report of the committee
to whom was conid ii the con .idera-
, on of the legal status Of the city un.
der the contract with he lnmaii
Bros. if they should rejcc the bond
OF the lnman Bros. al d make new
bond with other parties, reported
The report sets out he terms
OF the contract aud the points
Of failure OF the lnman Bros and
declares that he city would incur nc
liability for breach OF contract in sui
and recommends that tie ordinanc,
maxim the contract with the lnmai
Bros. be repealed, aud thSt the council
proceed to make other arrangement
Tor water supply.
After the reading of he roport
statement was made by Mr.. James T.
Eagan by permission ofthe council
lie said he had after the lat meetin.
OF the council, been informed that tn,
committee would not rport be for,
the 9TH OF July and hd written t,
the lnman Bros, and Earning tina
the time for the report was to bt
shortened had on saturday wire(
them ana had received n Telegram
which he read. IT asked the CITY
council 10 deter acton md that in
few days they would send casl
bond.
Alderman Gridor Offered an amend
mcnt to the report OF tie committee
that the lnmsn Bros lie granted tel
days more time. \ notion TO Ia,
amendment on the table was voice
down by vote of seven to three
Speeches for and again: the amend
ment were made, Tie vote by ave
and noes showed the adoption OF IN
amendment. The report of the CON
mittee was then adopted.
Alderman Goode otle'ed rCSolu
ton that an ordinance Dc drafted an
thorlzing the issuance o. bonds TO III,
amount of $4,000 or $4,000 I,
build water works by the city itself
Alderman Flournoy moved thu
consideration of the resolution anC
Mr.. " hite's proposition be defcrre,
to the next meeting.
} Debate was had on Alderman
Flournoy's motion. Tie spirit of IT,,
council was evidently Ia favor o
rapid action and the motion to post
pone was withdrawn.
The resolution was carried.
Ihe proposition OF the Waco watC
company was osipoued 10 the mex
meeting of the city council to be con
sidered in open council
The council proceeded to genera
business and certain bills and account
were presented by the secretary an,
ordered phid.
\ report on opening street
through The land of Col. Anderson
was read, Col. Anderson asks SlOuO
for the land and believing the pric,
too high asked TO be discharged. The
committee a.kcd also to be 4 ,charg
ed from consideration Of opening
West Lycmc. Both reports wee
adopted, The counc adjourned.
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